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I have now confirmed by viewing microfilm of the parish records that my 4x great grandparents Joseph Hall and Eleanor Thompson had 7 sons and 3 daughters. A full list of their children with baptism dates can be found on my Hall page.

(This is my catch-up post for Tuesday 3rd April when I missed my postaday)

In planning my Easter holiday I listed up 8 items to follow up at the Northumberland Archives or NDFHS. After three trips to Woodhorn I can now report that I have worked on 5 of the listed items, but only one of them can now be crossed off as complete. On the plus side I have eliminated some options from my other enquiries and I discovered that some of the records I was reviewing to answer the questions had additional information that was useful, so I spent more time on those records rather than hopping over to the next question.

The one item I have successfully cleared from the list is checking that I had documented the correct father for 3x great grandmother Margery Hall born 1803 in Elsdon, Northumberland. I had conflicting information from two different transcription sources giving her father as Joseph and John. I have now reviewed the microfilm of the church records and confirmed that her parents were Joseph Hall of Elsdon and Eleanor Thompson of Rothbury parish.

A useful link for anyone researching Elsdon in Northumberland is The Register of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials solemnized in the Ancient Parish Church of Elsdon in the County of Northumberland from A.D. 1672 to AD. 1812, Transcribed by the Reverend Thomas Stephens, Vicar of Horsley, Redesdale. This has helped me with my Hall research.

Tonight I have established a page under My family for my Hall ancestors. 3x great grandmother Margery Hall and her father Joseph Hall grew up in the remote village of Elsdon in Northumberland. Joseph takes me back to 1767. I need to take a closer look to see if I can find his parents and to see if Margery was an only child or had siblings.

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Lynda’s Genealogy

Starting with the Crackett, Webb, Turner and Henderson families of Amble and Radcliffe in Northumberland and finding more names in my pedigree as I dig further back. Where did all these fascinating people come from and how did they make little me?